Car mover



Feb. 12 1924.

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ATTORNEYJI Patented Feb. 12, 1924.

warren stars FREDERICK W. RUBIN, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

CAB MOVER.

Application filed. August 25, 1922. Serial No. 584,227.

T 0 all to from itmay concern Be it known that I, FREDERICK. IV. RUBIN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Indianapolis, county of Marion, and State of Indiana, have invented a certain new and useful Car-Mover; and I do here- .by declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals refer to like parts.

This invention is an improved means of lever type for pushing cars 011 railways, and especially lumber trucks in dry kilns and lumber warehouses, and the like.

One feature of the invention consists in mounting the pushing lever on a shoe adapted to fit and slide on a railway rail behind the car or truck and adapted to be clamped by means actuated by the lever and also released by means actuated by the lever, whereby the fulcrum shoe can be readily moved and clamped in position.

Another feature of the invention consists .in the construction of the fulcrum shoe with a wedge at one side for adapting it to rail heads of different widths, so that there will be a very slight clearance between the shoe and the rail head when the shoe is not clampedthereon, which reduces the action of the clamping means. 1

Another feature of the invention consists in mounting a cam-shaped pushing block on the lever adapted to engage the car wheel or truck frame in the pushing operation. In the operation of this device the pushing lever is elevated by the operator or pushed upward and forward toward the car or truck. v

The foregoing and other novel features of this invention will be more fully understood from the accompanying drawings and the following description and claims.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a side elevation of said car mover and a railway rail on which it is mounted and the end of a lumber truck which it is in position to move, parts being broken away as shown, and the lever being in the position for clamping the fulcrum shoe on the railway rail. Fig. 2 is a plan view the lumber truck omitted. Fig. 3 is the same as Fig. 1 with the lumber in position while moving the car, parts being broken away, as shown. Fig. 4 is a vertical section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

In the drawings there is shown a railof Fig. 1 withway rail 10 with a lumber truckv thereon,

including the frame 11 and the wheel 12.

The invention is adapted to move any other kind of a car on a railway, and while it 1s shown herein in co-engagementwith the frame of a car, in a case of other cars it may engage the car'wheel.

The device includes four principal means, the lever 15, the pushing block 16 mounted thereon, the fulcrum shoe 17, on which the lever is fulcrumed, adapted to envelop the head of the rail 10, and a clamping plate 18 for clamping the shoe on the rail. The particular form of thefulcrum shoe 17 which is shown herein, has anupper or body portion, with upwardly extending fulcrum cars 20 and 21 between which the end of the lever is located and fulcrumed by the pin22. The shoe 17 has a downwardly extending flange 23 on one side and another flange 24 on the otherv side of the railway rail. 'The parts 17, 20, 21, 23 and 24 are in this case made integral; The sides 23 and 24 are placed so as to clear ajlarge rail head and the space between said sides is normally reduced by an adjustable wedge 25 just inside of the side" portions 23 of the fulcrum shoe and held by a bolt 26 which extends through the slot 27 in the side 23 of the fulcrum shoe, so that the wedge 25, which extendsrearwardly of the fulcrum shoe, can be pushed forward until it loosely engages the head of the rail, when the ends of the bolt 26 are tightened for holding said clutch in adjusted position. The wedge is adjusted, however, so that the fulcrum shoe can be moved along the rail head, but there will be very littleclearance between the rail head .and the sides of the shoe. The wedge 25has an inwardly extending lip at 28projecting under the rail head and a metal plate 29 is fastened on the end of the other side 24 of'the fulcrum shoe and held in place by. a screw 30, and said plate has an in-turned finger 31 projecting under the head of the rail. This construction enables the fulcrum block to stay on the rail whereby it can be moved without inconvenience.

The clamp plate 18 is L-shaped and pivoted at one end on the pivot 22 with a web on the plate extending rearward and downward. The downward portion is wedge-shaped and projects through a longitudinal slot at the top of the fulcrum block and down between thehead of the railway rail and the side 24 of the fulcrum shoe. A lug 36, extending laterally from a plate 37 secured to the side of the hand lever 15 by the bolts 38 is positioned to engage the top of the clam plate 18 and force it downward in awe ging position, as shown in Fig. 1, whereby the device is clamped tightly on the railway rail in close proximity to the rear end of the car to be moved.

The pushing block 16 is substantially triangular with a curved forward end adapted to engage the car frame or other thing to be moved, as-shown in Fig. 1. This push block rests on the top of the hand lever 15 and on one side it has a downward extending plate 40 which is bolted to the side of the lever 15 by the bolts 38. s

In operating this device the hand lever is elevated or pushed upward by the operator and the car moved by being pushed. At the end of one operation of the device, during which the car has been moved somewhat, and it is necessary to move up the device to another position on the railway rail, the lever 15 is lowered until the catch 41 engages the notch 42 in the rearward edge of the clamping plate 18 and then the rear end of the lever is elevated, whereby the clamping plate 18 will be elevated and disengaged from its clamping position and the fulcrum shoe thereby be released whereby it can slide on the railway rail. When it is slid up into another position of operation, the catch 41 is withdrawn from the notch 42 and the hand lever forced down again into the position shown in Fig. 1, which will cause the device to be clamped on the railhead. A catch 41 is provided on the end of the rod 43 which operates in a guide 44 on theside of the lever 15 and extends rearward to the ittle bell crank lever 45 on the rear part of the hand lever where it can be readily grasped by the hand for withdrawing the catch 41. The catch 41 is forced forward to the operative position by the spring 46 sur rounding the rod 42 and lying between the catch 41 and the guide 44.

If some additional power is necessary to move the car, a cable can be attached to the link 47 loosely mounted on the side of the lever 15 and pulled forwardly by hand or other means. It is no necessary part of this invention.

The invention is not limited to the details of the construction herein shown for illustrating the same, but only to the features set forth in the following claims.

The invention claimed is:

1. A hand operated railway car mover including a hand lever, a fulcrum shoe adapted to rest on a railway rail and to which one end of the lever 1s fulcrumed,

-means operated by said lever for clamping the shoe on the railway rail and releasing the same, and a pushing block rigidly mounted on said lever near its fulcrum having a cam-shaped forward face adapted to engage the object to be moved.

2. A hand operated railway car mover ineluding a hand lever, a fulcrum shoe adapted to rest on the railway rail and to which one end of the lever is fulr'rumed and which is slotted longitudinally, a clamping plate pivoted at the fulcrum of said lever with a wedge shaped portion extending through said slot in position to engage the side of the rail when forced downward and clamp theshoe thereon, a lug on the side of the lever for engaging the upper edge of said clamping plate and forcing it down into clamping position, releasable means on said lever for engaging said plate and releasing it from clamping position, and a pushing block on said lever near its fulcrum adapted to engage the object to be moved.

3. A hand operated railway rail mover including a hand lever, a fulcrum shoe adapted to rest on a railway rail and to which one end of the lever is fulcrumed and which is slotted longitudinally and has a downward extension at each side of the railway rail, a clamping plate pivoted at the fulcrum of the lever with a wedge shaped portion extends ing through said slot and against one side of the fulcrum shoe in position to wedge the clamping shoe on the rail, means on the hand lever for operating said clamping plate, and a pushing block on said lever near its fulcrum adapted to engage the object to be moved.

4. A hand operated railway rail mover including a hand lever, a fulcrum shoe adapted to rest on a railway rail and to which one end of the lever is fulcrumed and which-is slotted longitudinally and has a downward extension at each side of the railway rail, a clamping plate pivoted at the fulcrum of the lever with a wedge shaped portion extending through said slot and against one side of the fulcrum shoe in position to wedge the clamping shoe on the rail, means on the other side of said fulcrum shoe for adjusting it to loosely fit a railway rail with very little clearance when the clamping plate is disengaged, means on the hand lever for operating said clamping plate and a pushing block on said lever near its fulcrum adapted to enga e the object to be moved.

5. A hand operated railway rail mover including a hand lever, a fulcrum shoe adapted to rest on a railway rail to which one end of the lever is fulcrumed and which is slotted longitudinally and has a downward extension at each side of the railway rail and a longitudinal slot in one side thereof, a wedge shaped block, a bolt extending from said block through the slot in the side of the fulcrum shoe so as to adjust the shoe to loosely fit on a railway rail, a clamping plate pivoted at the fulcrum of said lever with a wedge shaped portion extending down through the slot in the edge of the shoe and against the other side of the shoe in position to wedge between said side of the shoe and the rail for clamping the shoe on the rail, a plate on the side of the lever carrying a lug in position to engage the top of the clamping plate when the lever is moved downward for forcing said clamping plate to the clamping position, a rod mounted on the lever and adapted to have longitudinal movement, a catch on one end of said rod for engaging a notch in said clamping plate for releasing the clamping plate when the lever is elevated a spring on said rod forcing the catch into engagement with the clamping plate, a small bell shaped lever on said main lever for withholding said rod and catch from engaging with the clamping plate, and a pushing block on said lever near its fulcrum adapted to engage the object to be moved.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature.

FREDERICK RUBIN. 

